Recognition of Infectious Diseases in Refugees and Infection Prevention Considerations

Webinar Overview

The Virginia Infection Prevention Training Center’s webinar, Recognition of Infectious Diseases in Refugees and Infection Prevention Considerations, provides an overview infection prevention considerations unique to refugees and displaced persons. Topics include infections likely to spread within the healthcare system, suggested standard and transmission precautions to follow, and common diseases.

Target Audience

Target audience for this course are healthcare professionals who are or will be directly involved in infection prevention activities in their facilities. These are infection prevention professionals who have participated in and gained considerable knowledge through specialized infection and control training and have minimal to moderate practice or fieldwork experience with infection prevention and control concepts.

Audience examples: Intermediate to Proficient Infection Preventionist, Intermediate to Proficient HAI/AR/IPC staff, Intermediate to Proficient Healthcare/Public Health Epidemiologist, Infectious Disease /Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Pharmacist.

Overall Learning Objectives

• Identify potentially occurring infections in returning travelers and refugees.
• Determine which infections are and are not potentially contagious within the healthcare system.
• Discuss suggested precautions to take depending on infection.
• Identify key features of infectious diseases and their considerations for infection control.

Continuing Education Credit

Continuing Education (CE) credit is not available for this webinar.